“Songs of Our Grandfathers is about tapping into tradition, but also carrying it forward, an exercise in finding new room for creativity while honoring the past.”
– No Depression
The artful way this pair of musicians and life partners combine the styles of their families, of their youths, and of their present lives together, as touring, professional musicians, feels expansive, rich, and bold, like newgrass that’s never been newgrassed before. But, there’s a timelessness here, a patina, that speaks to the greater tradition this record [Songs of Our Grandfathers] can lay claim to perpetuating.
– The Bluegrass Situation
“Songs of Our Grandfathers is a full-bodied new take on American roots music, one that holds fast to the integrity of Zoe & Cloyd’s legacies yet brings them together in unique and compelling ways.”
– Grateful Web
“Songs of Our Grandfathers is a timely, historically meaningful and masterfully executed project.”
– Bluegrass Unlimited
“In its best moments, [Songs of Our Grandfathers] by Zoe & Cloyd transcends its influences and becomes something new, an important and fresh direction for American roots music.”
– The Bluegrass Standard
“If you appreciate fine songwriting, superb playing, and sweet harmonies, then Zoe & Cloyd deserve a place in your bluegrass collection. Give them a listen and you’ll be glad you did!”
– Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
“Rebuild is an ideal melding of music and messaging, an album that allows for soothing reassurance at a time when it’s needed the most. It’s a solid statement about the need to carry on, even when adversity and uncertainty cast their shadows on the far horizon.”
– Bluegrass Today
“I’m a sucker for great duo harmony singing, well-written originals, choice material, and fine playing—all of these are here with Zoe & Cloyd. I absolutely love them!”
– Alice Gerrard
“Everything about Eyes Brand New is excellent. On occasions the songwriting has an old-time feel, at others is very much of the 21st century, the playing is highly skilled and the tempos and arrangements highly varied, but above all it is the excellence of the vocals and those sublime harmonies that stick in the mind.”
– American Roots UK
“Zoe & Cloyd are soulful and captivating, offering everything from rousing self-penned songs and tunes to mournful and sorrowful traditional ballads. They connect immediately with the audience and never fail to please, be it on an intimate stage or entertaining a festival crowd of thousands. A welcome addition and a pleasure to work with for any event.”
– Steve Johnson, Event Producer
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